My Recent Interests in Three Lists
A glimpse into my thoughts, if you were interested!
By the end of the year, I want to own vinyls of
- Wave (1967) by Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Central Heating (1978) by Heatwave
- Straight from the Heart (1982) by Patrice Rushen
- The Low End Theory (1991) by A Tribe Called Quest
- Travelling Without Moving (1996) by Jamiroquai
Books I’ve checked out from my library since March
An asterisk at the end of a title indicates I didn’t finish it. An arrow indicates I’m currently reading it.
- The African American book of values: classic moral stories* by Steven Barboza
- The artful edit: on the practice of editing yourself^ by Susan Bell
- How we do it: Black writers on craft, practice, and skill^ by Jericho Brown
- Four thousand weeks: time management for mortals^ by Oliver Burkeman
- Your future self: how to make tomorrow better today by Hal Hershfield
- The Hiking Trails of North Georgia^ by Tim Homman
- The defining decade: why your twenties matter and how to make the most of them now by Meg Jay, PhD
- The Twentysomething Treatment: A Revolutionary Remedy for an Uncertain Age by Meg Jay, PhD
- I guess I haven't learned that yet: discovering new ways of living when the old ways stop working* by Shauna Niequist
- The art of gathering: how we meet and why it matters by Priya Parker
- Overthinking about you: navigating romantic relationships when you have anxiety, OCD, and/or depression* by Allison Raskin
- Romaine wasn’t built in a day: delightful history of food language^ by Judith Tschann
I want an apartment so that I can
- Have a balcony with a hammock so that I can read outside on sunny afternoons
- Host friends for a private dinner for their birthday instead of spending lots of money with them at a restaurant
- Bake with my friends and rate our pastries like we’re on Food Network
- Lounge on my couch after a long day
- Watch a movie on a large screen, not my laptop
- Hear my record player while in my kitchen
- Put up a Christmas tree
- Build relationships with my neighbors
- Label all my spices and dry goods in Japanese
- Move my desk outside of my bedroom to create a screenless sleeping environment
Thalia, 25, loves a good listicle!
